The intensity of the infiltrating eosinophil response was graded on an arbitrary scale of 0-4 (0 = no response; l=mild response, 2 = moderate response; 3 = strong response; 4 = sever response, as judged by the density of leukocytes infiltrating to the peribronchial and peribronchiolar tissues).
Map of Virginia with the Northern Neck region shown in red. The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas (traditionally called necks in Virginia) on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia (the other two are the Middle Peninsula and the Virginia Peninsula).
Located on the Northern Neck near the mouth of the Rappahannock River, Lancaster County is part of the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace wine-growing region recognized by the United States as an American Viticultural Area. Lancaster County is the most densely populated county in the Northern Neck.